Chapter 1

Question 1

Today psych is best defined as the scientific study of

Answer 1

Behavior and mental processes

Question 2

Wanda evaluates information by asking questions and looking for alternative solutions to problems. Wanda is using

Answer 2

Critical thinking

Question 3

A medical doctor who specializes in treating persons with mental disorders is a

Answer 3

Psychiatrist

Question 4

The ___ perspective studies how a persons environment and experiences affect current behavior

Answer 4

Learning

Question 5

_____ emphasize the good side of human nature and believe people have free will.

Answer 5

Humanists

Question 6

Empirical evidence is evidence obtained from careful observation, experimentation and ____

Answer 6

Measurement

Question 7

Michelle is a psychologist who studies how mental processes, perception, memory, and language, explain human behavior. She belongs to the___

Answer 7

Cognitive

Question 8

The ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgement requires

Answer 8

Critical thinking

Question 9

According to the psychodynamic perspective, human behavior is understood by

Answer 9

Looking at unconscious forces, conflicts and instincts.

Question 10

One of the goals of ___ is to systematically record behavior without interfering with the behavior

Answer 10

Observational studies

Question 11

An experiment where neither the experimenter or the participants know whether they are in the experimental or control group is called a ___ study.

Answer 11

Double-blind

Question 12

In a survey research, attitudes and opinions of people who participate may differ from people who do not participate and therefore result in a non-representative sample. This shortcoming of survey research is called

Answer 12

Volunteer bias

Question 13

Which research methods can make predictions without stating cause and effect?

Answer 13

Correlations

Question 14

When a test measures, what it is supposed to measure,

The test is said to be

Answer 14

Valid

Question 15

In an experiment that tests the effects of violent tv on aggression behavior, 30 participants viewed violent tv for two hours. 30 additional participants view nonviolent tv for two hours. All participants are than given a survey measuring aggression to complete. Individuals who viewed the nonviolent tv are the

Answer 15

Control group

Question 16

The arithmetic average is called the

Answer 16

Mean

Question 17

Experiments are different from other research methods because they

Answer 17

Show cause and effect

Question 18

Which of the following best represents a negative correlation

Answer 18

Amount of exercise and occurrence of illness

Question 19

In an experiment the manipulated or changed factor is called the ___ variable.

Answer 19

Independent.

Question 20

In science an organized system of knowledge explaining specific phenomena is called

Answer 20

A theory